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Top Urbanist Action: Support MASS Green Sheets, Racial Equity Analysis of Urban Village Strategy

The Seattle City Council is frantically putting a final budget together with a big day of hearings on Wednesday November 14th. The Move All...

A Better Street

Seventeen years ago today, I was riding home with high school friends, sitting in the backseat of an old station wagon. While turning left...
Rows of buses with the I-90 ramps and Seattle skyscrapers in the background.

Why We Joined the Move All Seattle Sustainably Coalition

The Urbanist's Board of Directors voted to join a new coalition called Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) because Seattle's proposed budget falls short and...

Join the Movement to Make Capitol Hill Safer for Bicyclists

Pike/Pine Protected Bike Lane Community Design Workshop, Thursday, October 25th, Summit Event Space, 420 E. Pike Street A volunteer-driven effort is leading the way to ensure...

Bike Master Plan Gets Torched with Proposed South Downtown Connection

When the Seattle City Council passed a non-binding resolution that laid out achievable yet fairly ambitious timelines for completing large gaps in our network...

Car Activists See 35th Avenue NE as a Blueprint to Thwart Safety Upgrades

“You’re a liar,” an enraged, middle-aged man shaking a red sign with the words “SAVE 35th” in white block letters screamed as a young...

Mayor’s Budget Goes All In on Intelligent Signal Investments

The mayor's proposed budget, released on Monday, increases the yearly budget for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) by nearly $130 million for 2019...

SDOT Considers Alternatives to Eastlake Bike Lanes, But It’s Clear There Are None

While Lynnwood Link is slated to get its badly needed $100 million from Congress in the latest appropriation from D.C., Seattle's RapidRide projects wait...